Planetary hours
in Halifax.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 21:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (America/Halifax).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 12:01
- 6♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:36
- 8☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:27
- 11♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:44
- 12☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:27
- 3☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 23:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:36
- 6♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:19
- 7☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:28
- 10☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Halifax?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 21:01: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 35m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:36 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.